Tackle box



Filed Sept. 20, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3, 1950 B. 1. NOWACZEK 2,517,914

TACKLE BOX IN VENTOR. Egrnard hea /9536* A118. 8, 1950 B. 1. NOWACZEK 2,517,914

TACKLE BOX Filed Sept. 20, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR: BernamCL m ek holding it tightly in place when the clip is rotated downwardly with its finger 29 into engagin position therewith.

At each end of the reflector is a plate 3I having a flanged opening 32 for receiving a projecting flange 33 of a lamp 3 5, which forms one terminal for the lamp in contact with the reflector, which is grounded. The lamp end 35 forms the other terminal contact and is adapted to be engaged byla movable spring finger 56 pivoted to one endofan insulating block 31 secured at the rear lower side of the reflector and having a conductor 38 which extends between theends and connects the two lamps in parallel. Each spring finger 36 is mounted to rotate upon a pivot screw 39 so that the spring finger may be moved out of the way for easily inserting and removing a new lamp at either end of the reflector when it is necessary. The insulating block is secured by fastening screws 49 inserted through the block into the rear of the reflector 22.

The reflector and the door It being located somewhat centrally of the end of the receptacle provide spaces at the sides for receiving a plurality of dry batteries il, 42, 33 and id. Each dry battery is held in place by a spring fastening clip 45 secured to the end of the receptacle and the batteries on opposite sides are disposed oppositely; that is, each battery is of the type having opposite contacts at the ends of the battery, a projection 56 at one end of a battery engaging the end of another battery, the projections 46 being disposed upwardly at the right side of Fig. 2 and downwardly at the left side of this figure. For connecting the batteries at opposite sides in series, a contact strip 98 at the bottom of the receptacle extended between a bottom insulating strip i in contact with the bottom of the receptacle and an insulating guard strip 49 over the top of the strip '13. The strip 428 at one side has a projection 59 for engaging the end of battery 42 which has no projection at that end.

A conductor 52 is connected to a fastening clip 53 secured by one of the fastening screws 39 to the contact strip 38 which is in electrical connection with both of the lamps 34. The other end of this conductor 52 is connected to a contact 54 held by a fastening 0111155 from which it is insulated in contact with the projection 46 of the battery 4|. Connected to the conductor strip 48 is a conductor 69 which is connected to a contact 9| preferably in the form of a hollow rivet which extends through an insulating block 92 adjacent the top of one side of the door opening.

At the upper end of the battery as is a conductor 64 in the form of a thin plate extending between theprojection 49 of the battery 34 and the adjacent end of the battery 43, and this conductor is connected to aterminal rivet 85 extending through the insulating block 92. At the. top of the battery 45 is a conductor 5'? which is connected to a terminal contact '63 held in place against the upper end of the battery by an insulated terminal clip 69 secured to the end of the receptacle. At the other end, the conductor 61 is connected to a hollow contact terminal "I9 extending through the block 52 and providing a separate terminal therein. At the upper end of the block 62 is a similar terminal rivet l2 whichv serves as an index point to engage the arm 2i of the door I6 to secure it in closed position.

These terminal rivets 12, ill, 65 and 19 are arranged in an arc and are engaged by an insulated 4 ably the projection 15 (as shown in Fig. 10) is rounded at the ends and adapted to enter and engage in the open end of each of the hollow rivets I2, GI, 65 and 10 at one side of the block 92. In order to hold the arm and its projection 15 in close engagement with each of the hollow rivets and to provide a common ground connection, a spring rail 16 is mounted upon arms I1 secured to the edge of the block, 62 and extending over the side thereof, and the rail bears against the outer end of the insulated projection I5 carried by the arm. A conductor '13 extends from one arm 11 to the angular strip 24 at the bottom of the door opening, constituting a common ground connection.

To enclose the batteries and lighting equipment at one end of the receptacle, an insulating partition is of a proper size to fit in the end of the receptacle over the batteries and lighting equipment with a flange 8| at the upper edge to overlie the lighting equipment at the top. In

this flange is a recess 82 through which the par-' grounded upon the arm 85 and a contact eX-.

tremity 91 is connected to an insulated conductor 92 extending along and secured to the arm and into an insulating block 93 through which.

the pivot 86 extends. Within the block, the conductor 92 is connected to a curved contact strip 94 at the outer side of the block 93. This contact strip 94 is adapted to be engaged by an overlying extremity 95 of a conductor strip 99 held in engagement with the inside of the partition 89 by a fastening screw 91. At the lower end of the contact strip is a bent extremity98 for engaging an up-turned projection 99 attached to the bottom conductor strip 48 which exends between batteries 42 and 43.

The arrangement of the strip 96 is such that when the arm 85 is in its lowered position, the contact extremity 95 does not engage the contact strip 94, but as soon as the arm 85 is raised, an engagement is completed through the conductor 96, contact strip 94, and conductor 9I to the lamp 84. To insure that a ground is completed, a conductor strip I00 is secured to the under side of the flange 8| with one end in contact with the arm 85 near its pi OtQa'ndthe other 7 end formed with an cater, bent extremity. I9I

adapted to engage contac'tj terminal 69 at the upper end of the battery'44. Thus a lighting circuit is closed through the batteries 43 and 44 to light the lamp 84 whenever-the arm 85 is raised.

In the flange BI of the partition is a narrow slot I93 through which the'arm 85may be moved upwardly and at the outer end of the arm is a recess I94 in which the lamp 84 may be seated. Preferably the lamp is provided with a small metal guard I05 which may be sprung over the lamp and adjustable circularly about it to form a movable reflector. At this end of the arm is a bent extremity I96 which extends over the edge of the partition 80 to limit the downward move:

ment of the arm and also to form a finger engaging Pr ject n by mean of which th ater.-

may be raised through the slot 13 to overlie he 1?, a sh w me c l i e slot I63 terminates closet to the pivot'and limits the movement of the arm 85," The lamps 34 are preferably of thethree battery type; that is, thaeyare illuminated properly by three batterms in series, but also they, are sufficiently illuminated to make some light with two batteries, and. of course,will give more illumination with four batteries in series 7 The arrangement of the batteries is such that when the door it, is raised to.v engage-thelfirst contact iii, a circuit is closed from the lamps 34 by way of conductors 38 and 52 through bat teries 114i and 42 in seri s, conductor strip 4-8 and on uc o 5.0 t the ta t B nce hrou h he m 2 Cont c rai a d nductor 13 to ground. The other terminal of each of the lamps 34 is connected to the reflector shell which is grounded, so that a circuit is complete. When the door 16 is raised to engage the next contact 65, the first two batteries are connected as before and battery 43 is added in series by means of a conductor 64 which extends to contact 65. Likewise when the door It is raised to its highest position, battery 44 is added in series to the other three by means of a conductor 61' extending to contact Ill.

In the diagrammatic arrangement of connections as shown in Fig. 9, the tray lighting lamp 84 carried at the end of the arm 85 is repre' sented as connected to conductor strip 43 by a conductor 96 and a connector 92 to the lamp and from the lamp by means of a conductor lilfla (conductor strip I00) to the upper end of battery 4. Thus the lamp 84 is connected to the terminals of batteries 43 and 4 5 in series regardless of the position of the door I6; that is, the tray lamp 84 receives current whether the door is raised or not.

In order to attach the partition Bl] in place at the end of the tackle box, or other receptacle, a bracket III} is formed as an extension of a strip I09 inserted between the block 31 and the reflector 22 and held firmly in place by screws 49. The bracket is bent downwardly at the outer end to receive a screw Ill inserted through the partition and into the bracket. This will hold the conductor strip 96 in contact with the up-turned projection 99 of the conductor strip 43 and it will hold the bent extremity Ifll of the contact strip H10 in engagement with the upper contact terminal 68 of the battery id.

With this construction, all of the parts are readily attachable at the end of a tackle box or other receptacle, the reflector is removably inserted over a door opening, and the door is movable to close connections with either two, three or four batteries in series to illuminate both of the lamps 33 in parallel, depending upon the amount the door is open. This lighting equipment is enclosed by the partition 88 and its flange 8| so that interior space of the receptacle is only reduced by a small amount at one end substantially the thickness or diameter of one of the batteries. Each battery is removably held in place by a spring fastening clip 45 and the connections to the ends of the battery are permanently installed so that any battery may be removed or replaced independently of the others. The tnay lighting lamp takes no additional space from the container since it is mounted on the inside of the partition free from engagement with the lighting batteries, but using two of the batteries for lighting it. The tray lighting lamp may be used alone or in conjunction with any of the ether lamp combinations depending upon the extent to which the door I6 is open.

While a preferred construction and arrange ment .of this invention has been described in some detail as applied particularlyto a tackle .1. A tackle box having a hinged cover and a tray connected to swing upwardly with the cover and varied above the box when the cover is opened, in combination with an opening in the end of the box closed by a door hinged to the box, batteries in the end of box at the sides of the opening, lamps in the box to shine outwardly through the opening, an arm and a lamp mounted upon said arm swingable upwardly from within the box to a position where one end of the arm and the lamp carried thereby overlies the tray in raised position, and means operated by the door including circuit connections for illuminating the lamps in the box by connecting more of the batteries in series with the lamps as the door is raised, the lamp on the arm being illuminated by two of the batteries connected therewith in series.

2. The combination with a receptacle, of a lighting attachment for one end of the receptacle comprising an end opening closed by a door, an arm pivoted in the same end of the box to swing upwardly and having a lamp at the free end, lamps mounted in the box to shine out of the opening, batteries in the end of the box, means for connecting certain of the batteries to light the lamp at the end of the lever as soon as the free end of the lever is raised from the receptacle, and means operated by the door for connecting additional batteries in series to light the lamps which shine from the end opening and to increase the illumination therefrom depending upon the amount the door is opened.

3. In a lighting attachment for the end of a receptacle which has an opening therein and a door for closing the opening, a plurality of batteries, a pair of lamps and a reflector therefor to direct light out of the opening, an arm extending inwardly from the door, a succession of contacts engaged by the arm and having connections to the lamps and batteries with connections for joining two, three or four batteries in series for varying the lamp illumination depending upon the amount the door is opened, a transparent closure for the opening, flanges at the top and bottom of the reflector, a strip at the bottom of the opening in which the lower edge of the said closure and the lower flange of the reflector are seated, and pivoted fastening clips at the top of the opening movable to engage the top of the closure and the upper flange of the reflector for binding them in place.

4. A lighting attachment to shine through an opening at the end of a receptacle and to illuminate the interior of the receptacle, comprising a plurality of batteries and means to mount them at the end of the receptacle at the sides of the opening, a reflector with lamps in it to fit inside of the opening, a partition to enclose the lamps, reflector and batteries in a narrow transverse space at the end of the receptacle, the partition having a flange at the top to extend over the narrow transverse space, an arm pivoted to the partition to swing upwardly through an opening in the flange, a lamp at the end of the arm which swings through the flange, and connecting means for lighting the lamps in the reflector and the lamp at the end of the arm.

5. In a lighting attachment according to claim 4, the partition and flange being separable and removable from the batteries, the reflector andthe lamps therein, and from conductors connecting the batteries, the partition having a conductor strip to engage a conductor extending between two batteries, and a perforated bracket extending from the back of the reflector, aiastening screw extending through the partition'to engage the bracket to clamp the partition to the reflector and to hold the strip conductor in said electrical connection.

BERNARD 1. NOW ACZEK.

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